# Aptiv to build $43.8M automotive cable plant in Oujda, Morocco

Aptiv signed an agreement to build a new automotive cable production plant in Oujda Technology Park, Morocco. The $43.8 million facility is expected to create 3,500 jobs, with construction starting in January 2022 and opening in June 2022.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-09-22
- Where: Oujda Technology Park, Oujda, Morocco
- Value: $43.8M
- Jobs: 3,500
- Starts operating: Jun 2022
- Status: announced
- Products: automotive cable
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Aptiv](https://endata.com/companies/5841.md)

## Sources

- [moroccoworldnews.com](https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/09/54818/new-automotive-factory-in-oujda-slated-to-bring-3-500-jobs-to-the-region/), 2021-09-22: "The new auto factory's construction is scheduled to begin in January 2022, with a planned opening date in June of the same year."
- [en.bladi.net](https://en.bladi.net/aptiv-invests-million-moroccan-auto-parts-factory-creating-500-jobs,86674.html), 2021-09-23: "This project is likely to encourage other national and international investors to settle in the region, particularly in this high value-added sector."
- [aujourdhui.ma](https://aujourdhui.ma/automobile/pour-un-investissement-de-394-mdh-une-usine-de-cables-automobiles-bientot-dans-la-technopole-doujda), 2021-09-29: "Une convention a été signée, mercredi 22 septembre à Oujda, pour la construction d'une usine de câbles automobiles dans la capitale de l'Oriental, devant créer 3.500 emplois directs pour un investissement de 394 millions de dirhams (MDH)."

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